All-star cast takes on AIDS TV drama

Producer Ryan Murphy said it was “sort of thrilling” to feature openly gay leading men Matt Bomer and Jim Parsons in an AIDS TV drama.

Murphy said social attitudes toward gays have changed a great deal even in the five years he’s been working on the project, “The Normal Heart.” But he didn’t seek out any actors for the drama based on their sexuality, only on their skill, said the producer of “Glee” and “American Horror Story.”